Body of helicopter pilot found in Gulf of Mexico, Coast Guard says

A dive team found the body of a pilot inside the cockpit of a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard has announced. An initial report at 4:13 p.m. from boaters said that a helicopter that transports workers to oil rigs had hit the water about 35 miles southwest of Grand Isle very close to its destination. It sent a 45-foot vessel and a search helicopter to find the wreck.

Courtesy Bell Helicopter CompanyA Bell 206-L helicopter, like this one, went down in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday.